Leota E. Pearson and Harry Houston Deering
HARRY HOUSTON DEERING, son of CAMILLA J. HOUSTON and HOBART SYLVESTER DEERING, was born in May, 1877 in Iowa,456 and died October 19, 1945 in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota.
He married LEOTA E. PEARSON on October 11, 1903 in Missoula, Missoula, Montana.4334 She was born October 1, 1877 in Iowa,250 and died November 27, 1962 in Los Angeles County, California.250
Children of LEOTA E. PEARSON and HARRY HOUSTON DEERING:
- HAROLD PEARSON DEERING, b. June 16, 1906, Missoula, Missoula, Montana;7377 m. BETTYE JEANNE FRENCH on August 29, 1941 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California3541.
Harold
Marriage Announcements and News
Butte Miner, October 12, 190310991
DEERING-PEARSON
(Special Telegram.)
Missoula, Mont., Oct. 12.—H. H. Deering, of Missoula, and Miss Leota Pearson, of Omaha, were united in marriage yesterday at 6:30 in the Congregational church, Reverend Barnes officiating. mr. Deering is a railroad man and has been a resident of Missoula but a short time. His bride arrived last night from Omaha on No. 5 and was met at the depot by the bridegroom. The couple immediately entered a hack, were driven to the church and in less than thirty minutes after Miss Pearson's arrival in Missoula she was Mrs. Deering.
Newspaper Articles
Missoulian, March 7, 19435852
H. H. Deering Is Retired by N. P. Railroad
Retirement of Harry Houston Deering from the employ of the Northern Pacific, which he served as an engineer since 1903, was announced by N. P. officials Saturday. He is leaving the service under the regular retirement plan operated for all employes, which provided for this upon completion of 40 years' service
Although he retires as an engineer, Mr. Deering has, since 1928, been in St. Paul, where he has served as general chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, a post to which he was elected on March 14 of that year. In this office he served all engineers, who are members of the organization for the entire Northern Pacific system.
Mr. Deering, whose residence in Missoula from the time he came here with his family, has lived in St. Paul since he assumed the post he now holds. He maintained his prioirty rights as an engineer in which capacity he began his service with the Rocky Mountain division of the N. P., indicating that he had prior railroad experience elsewhere. Who will succeed him as chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, has not yet been annnounced.
A native of Iowa, Mr. Deering is well known in the city, where many of his associates remain in N. P. service.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| June 5, 18803469 | Marcy, Boone, Iowa |
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| April 15, 19103471 | Missoula, Missoula, Montana |
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| January 5, 19203468 | Missoula, Missoula, Montana |
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